Legislator goes back to school

11:23 PM,
Nov. 20, 2013

State Sen. Bill Ketron makes a model volcano erupt using vinegar and baking soda with kindergarten students, from left, Gabriel Blake, Emily Alsup and Christine Weerts during a visit to McFadden School of Excellence Wednesday.

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Amanda Haggard
The Daily News Journal

Some legislators are going back to school this week as part of American Education Week, and one local teacher said it's important for lawmakers to go out and experience what it's like to be in a teacher's shoes.

"They can't possibly know everything about the wide arena they are expected to know about," said Elena Burgess, a kindergarten teacher at McFadden School of Excellence. "So when they're voting, are they asking the guy next to them?"

Burgess said she encourages legislators to take trips to local schools or ask educators questions about what they do each day. ...